Africa: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe is in the throes of a drought that has created havoc amid sky-high inflation. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

UN appeals for aid to help millions of Zimbabweans buy food

Dec 5, 2019

The United Nations on Thursday called for some $200 million in extra funding to help four million Zimbabweans unable to ...

Where a child is born: Esther Gwena, 69, who acts as a midwife but has no training, lays down sheets in her rundown apartment -- a makeshift maternity unit. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Babies born on floor as Zimbabwe's health system t...

Dec 4, 2019

The floor is dusty, the walls filthy and the furniture decrepit, but for two weeks last month a tiny flat in a Harare to ...

Mugabe, pictured in July 1984 at the height of his 37 years in power. By ALEXANDER JOE (AFP)

Mugabe left $10 mln, a farm and two houses

Dec 3, 2019

Zimbabwe's late former president Robert Mugabe left US$10 million, 10 cars, a farm and two houses, details of his estate ...

The UN expert said eight million people would be affected by the end of the year. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP/File)

Zimbabwe facing 'man-made' starvation, UN expert w...

Nov 28, 2019

Zimbabwe is facing man-made starvation with 60 percent of the people failing to meet basic food needs, a UN special en ...

Forestry officer Best Muchenje inspects a mopani tree which loggers felled to provide fuel. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwe turns to charcoal for cooking as power ou...

Nov 26, 2019

Miller Chizema walked through the forest near his home and came across a pile of freshly-cut logs -- a sight that spurre ...

Riot police blocked off a nearby street as a crowd gathered for an address by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Zimbabwean police beat opposition supporters after...

Nov 20, 2019

Zimbabwean riot police fired tear gas and beat opposition supporters on Wednesday after barring a planned address by the ...

Zimbabwe's economy has been crippled by decades of mismanagement under Mugabe. Galloping hyperinflation has left many struggling with the cost of living. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

China says Zimbabwe aid almost 40 times higher tha...

Nov 19, 2019

China on Tuesday refuted a claim by Zimbabweâ s government that it only received $3.6 million in aid from Beijing this ...

Popular protests helped end the iron-fisted rule of Robert Mugabe, who steered Zimbabwe since its 1980 independence. By MUJAHID SAFODIEN (AFP/File)

Two years after coup, Zimbabweans grow more despon...

Nov 15, 2019

Two years ago, Linos Mutepera was among hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans who celebrated the toppling of long-time ru ...

Threatened: Hundreds of elephants are to move home in the biggest wildlife transfer in Zimbabwe's history. By MARTIN BUREAU (AFP/File)

Drought-hit Zimbabwe to transfer thousands of anim...

Nov 11, 2019

Zimbabweâ s wildlife agency said Monday it would move hundreds of elephants and other animals in a dramatic bid to save ...

Zimbabwe civil servants marched in a rally against low wages in Harare, heavily guarded by anti-riot police. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Low turnout as Zimbabwe public workers protest wag...

Nov 6, 2019

Less than 50 Zimbabwe civil servants turned up for a planned protest against hyperinflation on Wednesday, most lacking m ...

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa, seen here, has so far failed to redress the hyperinflation caused by economic mismanagement under his predecessor Robert Mugabe. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

Dozens of Zimbabwe doctors fired over pay strike

Nov 5, 2019

Dozens of Zimbabwean doctors have been fired for taking part in a strike over pay that paralysed public hospitals for tw ...

A fuel price hike triggered anti government protests at the start of the year. By Zinyange AUNTONY (AFP)

Zimbabwe government workers to strike over low pay

Nov 1, 2019

Zimbabwe's main government workers' union announced Friday they will stage a protest march next week to press for higher ...

The Akashinga are all-female anti-poaching rangers in northern Zimbabwe. By GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (AFP)

The 'Brave Ones': Zimbabwe's women-only rangers fi...

Oct 31, 2019

Chiyevedzo Mutero was one of dozens competing in the remote Zimbabwean bush to join the all-female anti-poaching Akashin ...

Zimbabwe to boost cash supply with new notes

Oct 29, 2019

Zimbabwe will introduce new notes and coins next month in a bid to resolve cash shortages stifling the country's ailing ...

Demonstrators chant slogans and wave Zimbabwe's national flag during a rally to denounce US and EU economic sanctions. By Jekesai NJIKIZANA (AFP)

US hits Zimbabwe minister over protest crackdown

Oct 26, 2019

The United States said Friday that it would refuse entry to Zimbabwe's security minister as it voiced alarm over the gov ...

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa's government called for the protests. By TONY KARUMBA (AFP/File)

Zimbabweans stage mass protest against Western san...

Oct 25, 2019

Zimbabweans staged a mass protest on Friday against sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union during the despot ...

Climate Change And Disasters; Time For Southern Af...

Oct 25, 2019

Southern Africa needs to act now and build capacity within member States to urgently build the resilience of economie ...